Biography
Bob Christie was an American racing driver, born on 4 April 1924 in Grants Pass, Oregon. He competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1956 to 1963 and made 15 starts there, including every Indianapolis 500 held in that period. He finished in the top ten five times, with a third place at Daytona in 1959 as his best result.
The Indianapolis 500 counted towards the Formula One World Championship from 1950 to 1960. Christie started the race in a Kurtis Kraft every year from 1956 to 1960, which gave him five World Championship starts. He did not take part in any other Grands Prix. He died in Grants Pass on 1 June 2009.
Source: Wikipedia, “Bob Christie (racing driver)”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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